Pain Control and End-of-Life Care

American Academy of Pain Medicine (http://www.painmed.org/) Organization for physicians practicing the specialty of pain medicine in the United States. American Pain Foundation (http://www.painfoundation.org/) A patient information, education, and advocacy organization serving people with pain. American Pain Society (http://www.ampainsoc.org/) A multidisciplinary educational and scientific organization dedicated to serving people in pain. The Center for Palliative Care Education (http://depts.washington.edu/pallcare/) An educational resource center and training program whose mission is to improve palliative care for people with HIV/AIDS by increasing the knowledge, skills, and comfort level of clinicians to provide such care. The Center for Palliative Care Education (http://depts.washington.edu/pallcare/) An educational resource center and training program whose mission is to improve palliative care for people with HIV/AIDS by increasing the knowledge, skills, and comfort level of clinicians to provide such care. End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center (http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/) Medical College of Wisconsin. Online resource center for healthcare professionals. Extensive library and links. Growth House: Hospice and Home Care (http://www.growthhouse.org/hospice.html) Good source for general information on hospice and home care. Hospice Foundation of America (http://www.hospicefoundation.org/) A nonprofit organization that promotes hospice care and works to educate professionals and the families they serve in issues relating to caregiving, terminal illness, loss and bereavement. Hospice Net (http://www.hospicenet.org) A site for patients, families, and caregivers, with information on hospice services, caregiving, bereavement, and talking with children. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (http://www.nhpco.org/) Information and resources for professionals and the public. Includes hospice locator feature. National Prison Hospice Association (http://www.npha.org/) Promotes hospice care for terminally ill inmates. Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care (http://www.promotingexcellence.org/) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project that provides funding, direction, and technical assistance to innovative demonstration projects in end-of-life care settings and addressing particular challenges to existing models of hospice and palliative care.

General End-of-Life Resources

• Americans for Better Care of the Dying
  (http://www.abcd-caring.org/)
  A nonprofit organization focused on social, professional, and policy reform aimed to improve the care system for patients with fatal illnesses.
• Center to Improve Care for the Dying
  (http://www.medicaring.org/)
  Offers expert support to hospitals, nursing homes, health systems, hospices, and other organizations that serve individuals nearing the end of life
• Compassion and Choices
  (http://www.compassionandchoices.org/)
  Service, advocacy, and education organization dealing with pain, end-of-life choices, and patient empowerment. Previously Compassion in Dying and End-of-Life Choices.
• The End of Life
  (http://www.npr.org/programs/death/)
  Transcripts (text and audio) from NPR's special series on death and dying.
• End of Life Physician Education Resource Center
  (http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/)
  Academic center at the Medical College of Wisconsin whose goal is to assist physician educators and others in locating high-quality, peer-reviewed training materials on end of life issues.
• EPEC Project: Education for Physicians in End-of-life Care
  (http://www.epec.net/)
  Supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, EPEC is designed to educate all physicians on the essential clinical competencies required to provide high-quality end-of-life care.
• GriefNet
  (http://griefnet.org/)
  Web site hosting email support groups for loss and grief issues.
• Growth House
  (http://www.growthhouse.org/)
  Provides information and technical and referral services for agencies working with death and dying issues.
• Guidelines for End of Life Care
  (http://www.acponline.org/ethics/papers.htm)
  From the American College of Physicians.
• Innovations in End-of-Life Care
  (http://www2.edc.org/lastacts/)
  An international, online forum and peer-reviewed journal for clinicians and other health care professionals.
• Project on Death in America
  (http://www.soros.org/death/index.htm)
  Organization seeks to transform the culture of dying and bereavement through research, scholarship, and the arts. Sponsors faculty scholars and performing and fine artists.
• Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
  (http://www.promotingexcellence.org/)
  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project that provides funding, direction, and technical assistance to innovative demonstration projects in end-of-life care settings and addressing particular challenges to existing models of hospice and palliative care.